KJV ORIGINAL
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Joshua, son of Nun, who served the LORD, died when he was one hundred and ten years old.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the death of Joshua, the great leader who served God faithfully and lived to be 110 years old.
📚 Historical Context
Joshua was Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land and conquered much of Canaan. His death marked the end of an era of strong, centralized leadership for Israel. The book of Judges chronicles the period after Joshua's death when Israel had no single leader and repeatedly fell into cycles of disobedience and deliverance.
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